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Operand types:

vehicle: Object

Type of returned value:

String

Description:

Returns the class type of a given object or vehicle.

Example:

_class = typeOf _mi24

Comments

Try using this on an object pre-placed in the mission editor (such as a house):

hint format["%1", typeof object xxx]

Now place an object in the editor, save the map, and open up the mission.sqm.

Find the line: vehicle="XXX", and replace XXX with the name of the object that you found above.

Save it, and load the map.

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 <h2 style="color:#000066">'''typeOf ''vehicle'''''</h2>
 '''Operand types:'''
-vehicle: [[Object]]
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 '''Type of returned value:'''
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 Returns the class type of a given object or vehicle.
 '''Example:'''
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 '''Comments'''
-Comments by ''General Barron''
+Try using this on an object pre-placed in the mission editor (such as a house):
+[[hint]] [[format]]["%1", '''''typeof''''' [[object]] xxx]
-Try using this on an object pre-placed in the mission editor (such as a house):
+Now place an object in the editor, save the map, and open up the [[mission.sqm]].
-hint format["%1", '''''typeof''''' object xxx]
+Find the line: '''vehicle="XXX"''', and replace '''XXX''' with the name of the object that you found above.
-Now place an object in the editor, save the map, and open up the mission.sqm.
+Save it, and load the map.
-Find the line: vehicle="XXX", and replace XXX with the name of the object that you found above.
-Save it, and load the map. You just placed a new house!